Thanks to MSNBC: "For context on Manafort's 47 months . . . "

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For context on Manafort’s 47 months in prison, my client yesterday was offered 36-72 months in prison for stealing $100 worth of quarters from a residential laundry room.

[stopbush]

1. Saw that. Unfuckingbelieveable.

[Augiedog]

2. Manaforts judge maybe a trumppanze, if manafort were black, brown or yellow...well then, throw

the bastard under the jail.

[cstanleytech]

18. Or his net worth was less than a million or he did not have a wealthy relative pulling strings.

[uponit7771]

3. K&R, Judge Ellis sentenced Rep Bill Jefferson***A BLACK MAN*** to 13 yrs for white collar crimes.

[Moral Compass]

4. See my post on BREAKING: Ex-Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort sentenced to 47 months for fraud in

Our system of justice is a travesty...

This judge should be hounded from the bench....

[Honeycombe8]

5. There you go. Two Americas. Disgusting. nt

[spanone]

6. K&R...

[BlueIdaho]

7. Oh to be white and rich in America... nt.

[slumcamper]

8. The tree of liberty thirsts. Mightily.

[COL Mustard]

9. 47 months is just...

Unbelievable, especially since Manafort didn’t even apologize for what he did.

[DallasNE]

10. Judge Ellis

Was also the Judge in the William Jefferson case. Congressman Jefferson famously was found to have stored cash in his freezer. His charge was the same as one of the charges against Manafort. Jefferson got 13 years (and was released after 5 years). Judge Ellis was appointed by Ronald Reagan.

[SunSeeker]

15. Ellis is a disgrace. He should retire.

I'm sure Jefferson didn't have $15 Million in his freezer, while Manafort ADMITTED in Ellis' case that he stole $15 Million from US taxpayers via he tax fraud. Yet Ellis gave Jefferson 3 times the sentence he gave Manafort. Racist much?

[triron]

11. What show was that on?

[SunSeeker]

13. Chris Hayes. nt

[SunSeeker]

12. Meanwhile, Manafort ADMITTED he stole $15 MILLION via his tax fraud. nt

[triron]

14. Yeah but Manafort was on the Trump team. This other dude is probably

not even a Trump supporter. Judge Ellis is clearly a Trumper.

[NJCher]

16. Manafort is age 69

And 47 months is just short of 4 years. That puts him at 73 if he served his full sentence, which he won't because of good time. I don't know what good time is in the federal system, but I think it's generally about 60%, sometimes 50%. So figure that he'll be out around age 72-73. Still a pretty good age and plenty of years left to enjoy.

However, I understand there are other sentences awaiting him. Will they be concurrent or consecutive? I think that's up to the next judge.

[triron]

17. So?

[forgotmylogin]

19. I'm curious if that's why Ellis went easy.

Since he knew there were other rounds of sentencing coming up, this was his only opportunity to "cushion" Manafort.

Not that it's right, but if Manafort receives another 4-10 years on top of that, that is a long time for a criminally-well-deserving 70-year-old man for a non-violent crime.

I was glad to hear there were multi-million dollar fines imposed as well, and that's where it will hit hard since he will probably (if we're lucky) never "work" again.

[NJCher]

20. two-tier system of justice

I was thinking along the same line: cushion. However, I think we can see this morning (with the outrage this sentence has caused) his cushion could backfire.

Now the judicial system and sentencing in particular is in the eye of the public. The two-tier system of justice, with white collar crimes and street level crimes being treated differently result in racial discrimination.

His multi-million dollar fines do count for a lot, but the damage he and his ilk caused to democracy is almost incalculable. They push the envelope using free speech as their cover when they know full well what they are doing--manipulating the not so bright and the dysfunctional members of our society (of which there are many).

[Fritz Walter]

21. I just wonder

How his fellow inmates will react when they find out about his ultra-light sentence. Especially those who are doing much longer terms for crimes that are much less heinous.

Not wishing harm on anyone, but the term “justice” takes on a whole new dimension behind bars. When the guards aren’t looking.

[bedazzled]

22. Probably end up in club fed like that shkreli guy

https://www.nj.com/news/2019/03/pharma-bro-martin-shkreli-running-business-from-nj-prison-with-smuggled-cell-phone-report-says.html

[Blue Owl]

23. Ah yes, the sliding scale of justice...

[Nitram]

24. Rapists get less time.

[PatrickforO]

25. Wow.

I guess he who has the most money gets the most justice, eh?

[C Moon]

26. How was this judge assigned to the case?